RECORDING TECHNIQUES WITH RYAN MILLER

Black Rheno found themselves in a good position when they were ready to record their groovy, sludgy and downright heavy debut, Nosie Smasher. Their vocalist, Ryan Miller, happened to own a little studio called Housefox, where the they regularly rehearsed. But rather than get someone else to work the desk, Miller decided to handle recording and engineering in-between vocal takes, while everyone in the band lent a hand elsewhere during production.

Aside from the mix – which Converge’s Kurt Ballou took care of – Miller had his hand